GE JK915 Owner's Manual page 15

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Roasting rack
Grid
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Offset rack (2T"rnede!s 0niT)
ConvectionRoast
;_!_ Goodfor large tendercuts of meat, uncovered
The convection
tim circulates
the heated
air evenly over and around the food.
Meat and poultry are browned on all
sides as if they were cooked on a
rotisserie. Using the roasting rack
provided, heated air will be circulated
o\'eI; under and around the fi)od being
roasted. Tile heated air seals in juices
quickly fi_r a moist and tender product
while, at the same time, creating a rich
golden brown extefim:
X&]*en you are convection roasting it is
impo*_'ant that you use the broiler pan
and grid and the special roasting rack fiw
best convection roasting results. The pan
is used to catch grease spills and the grid
is used to prevent grease spatte*s, while
the rack allows the heamd air to circulate
trader the meat and increase browning
on the tmde*_ide of the meat or i)oultrv.
?_:Place tile rack (on 27" models, use
the offset rack) in the lowest rack
position (A).
iJGPlace the grid on the broiler pan
and put the roasting rack over them,
making sm'e the posts on the roasting
rack fit into the holes in broiler pan.
_ Place the meat on the roasting rack.
CAUTION: When you are using the offset ra&
(on 27" models)in the/owestposition (A),you
wi// need to use caution when pulling the rack
out We recommendthat you puff the rack out
several inches and then, using two pot holders,
puff the rack out by holding the sides of iL The
offset rack is low and you could be burned if you
place your hand in the middle of the rack and puff
aft the way ou_ Be verycareful not to burn your
hand on the door when using a rack in the lowest
position (A_
When baking cookies,you will
get the best results if you use a
flat cookie sheet instead of a
pan with low sides
Cookware for Convection Cooking
Beflwe using your convecdon oven,
check to see if yore" cookware leaves
room fi:,r air drculation
in the oven.
If you are baking with several pans, leave
space between them. Mso, be sure the
pans do not touch each other or the
walls of the oven.
Paper and Plastic
Heat-resist;rot paper and i)lastic
containe,s that are recommended
for
use in regular ovens can be used in
convection ovens. Plastic cookware that
is heat-resistant m temperatm'es ot
400°F can also be used.
Metal and Glass
Any type of cookware MII work in your
convection oven. Howevei; metal i_ans
heat the fi_stest and are recommended
for convection baking.
_: Darkenedor matte-flbished pans will bake
faster than shlbypans.
iJG Glassor ceramicpans cook more slowly
For recipes like oven4)aked chicken,
t*se
a l)a*l
with low sides. Hot
air ('aIlIlOt
circulate well arotmd food in a pan with
high sides.
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How to Set the Oven for Convection Baking or Roasting
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Press the CONVECtiON BAKE MULTI/
I RACK pad once (CONVECTION
BAKEMULTI mode)
for multi-rack
convection baking. This mode is
used for cooking fi)od items on
mo*e than one rack (i.e. 9, 3 or
more racl<s) at the same time in
convection bake. See Multi-Back
Baking section for more
infimnation.
Press the CONVECTIONBAKE MULTI/I
RACK pad t_,ke ( CONVECTIONRAKE I
RACKmode) fi)r one rack com'ection
baking. This mode is used for
cooking food items on on b one
rack in convectioi1 bake.
Press tile CONVECTIONROAST pad
fi)r (onve(tiol* roastil*g,
] Press tile mmlber pads to set the
desired o_en temperature.
[] Press the STARTpad.
To change tl*e oven temperatme, press
tile CONVECTION BAKE MULT//I RACK or
CONVECTIONROASTpad and tile** the
number pads to set the new temperature.
\_]len tile oven starts to heat, the
changing temperature, stm_ing at ] 00°F,
will be displayed. \'_]*en oven reaches the
temperature you set, 3 beeps will sound.
[] Press CLEAPJOEEpad when finished.
_: Youwi// hear a fan while cooking with
convection. Thefan will stop when the door ls
opened,but the heat will not turn off
_ Youmay hear the ovenclicklbg during
baking. Thists normal 15